Wireless of the Week - week 11

[Bruce MacMillan]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

The other interesting bit that surfaced was a 2001 post from the Eddystone Users Group in England where a member had a Reception Set Canadian VRL for sale for 100 Pounds Sterling ONO, complete with it's Converter. That set was apparently dated from 1945. That is probably due to these receivers having a significant life of their own.
David

Quite correct David. The UK kept all the VRL receivers to be used standalone.
The Canadian Army used them with the C33 xmtr along with the AR88 & HRO.

The photo is my VRL model 250 (the actual model #) in Canadian Army brown/green. I've seen it in grey & orange as well. The SPARC museum near Vancouver has a sample of each as well as a prototype.